Robert

Working in Bangkok

Monthly Earnings 38,000

Q1. How much do you earn from teaching per month?

My salary from a private school job is 38K a month.

Q2. How much of that can you realistically save per month?

Nothing.

Q3. How much do you pay for your accommodation and what do you live in exactly (house, apartment, condo)?

I pay 4,000 baht a month for a filthy bedsit on the outskirts of the city - but I love it!

Q4. What do you spend a month on the following things?

Transportation

Nothing, I walk to and from school.

Utility bills

400-500 baht a month. I never turn on the air-con, it's a rich man's game!

Food - both restaurants and supermarket shopping

As little as possible. Eating is for wimps! I prefer the liquid diet.

Nightlife and drinking

I pour well over half my salary down my throat on an average month - and I slum it in the cheapest places!

Books, computers

Nada! I steal what I need from torrent sites.

Q5. How would you summarize your standard of living in one sentence?

Very comfy. I could do with a little extra so I can drink in classier places and maybe enjoy a few days away to Sin City once in a while but I'm good all the same.

Q6. What do you consider to be a real 'bargain' here?

Women and booze.

Q7. In your opinion, how much money does anyone need to earn here in order to survive?

Depends on your lifestyle. For a bloke like me, 38,000 does the job nicely. Locals survive on much less so what do we know?

Phil's analysis and comment

Way to go Rob! Are you one of those guys who can walk into the classroom after a 'mega sesh' the night before and still do a great job? I bet you are aren't you? But take it easy my son.

And if you could sober up long enough to point your mobile phone camera in the right direction, we'd love to see some snaps of that filthy bedsit on the outskirts of town.  


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